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Timely race results are one of the most important aspects of any race. So it goes without saying that you have to get the race results just right to be successful. We all know about the challenge of collecting times correctly, and the stress behind posting results that are contested. In my article Using timing...

This is a quick rant about those race promoters, organizers, and directors that think they can build a race AND race in that same event. You can’t! Why not? I built it. Can’t I race it too? NO! And I’ll tell you why. Reason #1 — Who is in charge of your race? If you’re...

Trash sucks. When it’s trash left by those who attended your race, it sucks even more. Don’t people care about the outdoors enough to throw their trash away? Unfortunately, No. Some people just don’t care. And no matter what you do, every event you promote will have trash. You will find it in your trash...

One of your core race day services is timing. There is no race if the race promoter does not present a way for people to win. This makes timing the method to which you ultimately decide who won, and who lost. It is your essential tool in race day arbitration. This makes you, as the...

On race day, you need to have your race venue set up at least 1-hour before anyone is due to arrive. If you have a lot of gear to set up, then you need to arrive even earlier — maybe even 3-hours earlier — but certainly before your registration is due to open. And that...

What is a volunteer? More importantly, what is a volunteer in the context of helping you run your race on race day? To answer that, consider this scenario. Your racer is about to race your race. The racer requests some course information. So they find the first person they see and ask them for that...

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Reckoneer, the leading resource for outdoor industry event planners, has been partnering with race directors and event managers since 2012. As a veteran-owned, event planning and marketing company, Reckoneer supports an extensive portfolio of off-road races, outdoor programs, and endurance sports companies with strategy, logistics, and contingency planning.

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